LEXINGTON, Va. - Washington and Lee had 10 different players find the back of the net in the first half as the 13th-ranked Generals cruised to a 22-5 ODAC victory over Randolph-Macon on Saturday afternoon at Watt Field.
The Generals jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the opening 8:53 of the contest, including two goals by senior attacker
Katie Flippen (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy). The Yellow Jackets began chipping away at W&L's advantage and sliced it to a two-goal game (5-3) at 17:52. However, the Blue and White outscored R-MC, 10-2, to enter the break with a 10-goal cushion (15-5). W&L then tallied seven unanswered goals in the second half in cruising to the 17-goal triumph.
Washington and Lee (9-4, 6-1) was led by sophomore midfielder
Emmy Mathews (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr), who totaled three goals and one assist. Sophomore attacker
Wilton Megargel (Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne's-Belfield) and senior midfielder
Kelsi Robinson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown) netted three goals apiece, while junior attacker
Britten Mathews (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) amassed two goals and two assists. Flippen, first-year attacker
Alli Shearin (Essex Fells, N.J./West Essex) and senior midfielder
Colleen Evans (Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County) tallied two goals each, while sophomore attacker
Kate Speare (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) and first-year midfielder
Maddie McKaig (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) added one goal and one assist each. Sophomore goalkeeper
Katharine Farrar (Lexington, Va./Episcopal) played the majority of the time between the pipes and registered four saves, while first-year
Jennifer Linder (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) played the final 7:26 of the game and did not face a shot.
Randolph-Macon (7-5, 5-2) was paced by junior attacker Laura Fox's (Crownsville, Md./Old Mill) two goals and one assist. Sophomore midfielder Elyse Cooper (Crownsville, Md./Old Mil) added two goals, while senior midfielder Morgan Hutchinson (Manakin-Sabot, Va./Steward School) chipped in one goal. Sophomore netminder Alex Flammia (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) played 56 minutes in goal and recorded seven shots, while sophomore Kelly Stuhlman (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) played the last four minutes and did not register any saves.
The Generals return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Guilford for a 4:00 pm contest.
AGATE
W&L GOALS:
Emmy Mathews 3;
Wilton Megargel 3;
Kelsi Robinson 3;
Britten Mathews 2;
Katie Flippen 2;
Alli Shearin 2;
Colleen Evans 2;
Maddie McKaig 1;
Kate Speare 1;
Meredith Freeman 1;
Kate Donnelly 1;
Alexis Harrison 1.
W&L ASSISTS:
Britten Mathews 2; Emmy Mathews 1; Maddie McKaig 1; Kate Speare 1.
R-MC GOALS:
Laura Fox 2; Elyse Cooper 2; Morgan Hutchinson 1.
R-MC ASSISTS:
Laura Fox 1; Emily Kent 1; Logan Pomeroy 1.
GOALKEEPING:
W&L: Katharine Farrar - 52:34, 5 GA, 4 saves
W&L: Jennifer Linder - 7:26, 0 GA, 0 saves
R-MC: Alex Flammia - 56:00, 21 GA, 7 saves
R-MC: Kelly Stuhlman - 4:00, 1 GA, 0 saves
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